United States of America (USA) batter Aaron Jones has been charged with 5 breaches of the anti-corruption codes of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Jones has played 100 matches (52 ODIs and 48 T20Is) for the USA in his 6-year international career. The 31-year-old has also played for the Seattle Orcas in Major League Cricket and for the St Lucia Kings in the Caribbean Premier League.
Accused of match-fixing
Three anti-corruption charges stem from the 2023-24 season of the Barbados Bim10, which comes under CWI’s Anti-Corruption Code (ACU) jurisdiction. However, two of the five charges also relate to international matches, and that’s why the ICC has also charged him.
Jones had been charged with fixing, attempting to fix matches, failing to disclose approaches, and failing to cooperate with a reasonable investigation in the Bim10 tournament by the CWI. As for ICC, they have charged Jones with failing to disclose full details of approaches and obstructing an ACU investigation by allegedly concealing or tampering with information relevant to the inquiry.
“These charges are part of a wider investigation which is likely to result in further charges being issued against other participants in due course,” ICC wrote.
No T20 World Cup
He has been provisionally suspended from all forms of cricket with immediate effect and has until 14 days after January 28 to respond to the charges. Jones was part of the USA’s preparatory group for the T20 World Cup 2026. Although the USA have yet to name their squad, he won’t be eligible to play.
Charges against Aaron Jones
- Breach of Article 2.1.1 of the CWI Code: Fixing, contriving to fix or otherwise influencing improperly, or being a party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress, conduct or other aspect of matches in the Bim10 tournament in 2023/24 (or attempting to do so).
- Breach of Article 2.4.2 of the CWI Code: Failing to disclose to Cricket West Indies details of any approaches or invitations to engage in conduct that would amount to a breach of the CWI Code.
- Breach of Article 2.4.4 of the CWI Code: Failing or refusing to cooperate with a reasonable investigation carried out by the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (or his/her designee) in relation to possible offences under the CWI Code.
- Breach of Article 2.4.4 of the ICC Code: Failing to disclose to the ICC ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received to engage in Corrupt Conduct under the ICC Code.
- Breach of Article 2.4.7 of the ICC Code: Obstructing the ACU’s investigation into possible Corrupt Conduct by concealing and/or tampering with information that may have been relevant to the investigation, or which may have constituted evidence or led to the discovery of evidence of Corrupt Conduct.
